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Are Google Products Starting to Suck?

by Jeff Weisbein February 9, 2012
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What’s going on over at Google? I’m serious. Has Google lost its way? Are Google products less “Googley” than ever before? We take a look at some of the recent Google design problems.

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Google Chrome’s Impressive Market Share Growth Explained

by Jeff Weisbein January 2, 2012
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Why has Google Chrome been successful in gaining market share against Internet Explorer? Can Chrome continue to gain market share?

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Bidding On Trademarks in Search Advertising Continues to Heat Up

by Jeff Weisbein December 28, 2011
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Here’s a hot topic: competitors or scammers bidding on your company’s trademark in search results to be at the top of the results in the sponsored links section. Is this illegal? The answer may surprise you: it’s not.

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What’s The Future for Music Streaming Services?

by Jeff Weisbein December 11, 2011
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Here’s an interesting question: can independent music services such as Spotify, Pandora, and MOG survive long-term? Or are they doomed for failure? That is a question many people (and investors) are wondering.

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This Is What Separates Google from Everyone Else

by Jeff Weisbein December 8, 2011
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What is it that makes Google so successful? And why hasn’t any company tried to mimic the company’s success?

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Google Answers the Age-old Question: What Is My IP?

by Jeff Weisbein October 21, 2011
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It appears now that Google will now inform you of your current IP (Internet Protocol) Address if you query the search engine with “what is my ip.”  For years, sites like WhatIsMyIP.com and IPChicken would help Internet users learn their IP address — well, now they are really no longer necessary as Google looks to [...]

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Blink-182′s Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge Live on YouTube

by Jeff Weisbein October 5, 2011
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In a post by Google’s Bradley Horowitz, he announced that blink-182′s +Mark Hoppus and +Tom DeLonge are going to be live talking about Google+, their tour, and their new album (Neighborhoods) at 3pm PST (6PM EST) today.  They will be streaming it live on the YouTube channel AtGoogleTalks. If you are not familiar with the Google Talks YouTube channel [...]

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The AdSense +1 Button is a Win-Win for Everyone

by Mike Mansell September 26, 2011
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When Google announced that their AdSense service, the ad platform used by thousands of advertisers and implemented on countless websites throughout the Internet, was going to add the +1 button for social recommendations on advertisements, I was initially very critical of the move.  Sure, Jeff had previously made a very good point when writing about the [...]

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Despite Lackluster Performance RIM Is Still King of the Enterprise Market

by Mike Mansell September 23, 2011
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The other day I came across an article that immediately caught my attention.  The article discussed the fact that RIM’s BlackBerry product line has begun to fall behind in the business mobile sector.  While I’ve been pretty critical of BlackBerry devices in the past, this article has definitely given me a bit of a new perspective on [...]

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AdSense Display Ads Will Now Feature the +1 Button

by Jeff Weisbein September 21, 2011
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It wasn’t too long ago that Google implemented the +1 button for web pages and websites.  It was also indicated at the time that the +1 button would be integrated with ads as well.  Well today is the day.  Google’s AdSense team just announced that the +1 button will appear with some AdSense display ads [...]

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